Atypical atrioventricular node reciprocating tachycardia masquerading as tachycardia using a left-sided accessory pathway

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 218-225

  Hwang, Chun ^a,b   Martin, David J ^a,b   Goodman, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Gang, Eli S ^a,b   Mandel, William J ^a,b   Swerdlow, Charles D ^a,b   Peter, C Thomas ^a,b   Chen, Peng Sheng ^a,b  

^a Central Utah Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0030794220     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00114-9     Document Type: Article

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